First dMr post? Start here.

easyed · February 12, 2009, 06:16:01 PM

hi all ..... I've recently enjoyed a few races with the FXR @ Blackwood. Love the idea of a weekly combo change and the attitude of racers on your servers. It was interesting reading about some of you blokes .... so here's a little about me.

I've been racing "sims" -omg- probably 10 years. Since GT1 anyway. Gave up on GT with the delay of GT5 and real OL racing. Now I'm glad I dropped it - found LFS a couple of years ago and been driving it daily ever since. Don't even have my PS hooked up anymore. Used a controller for years - until my thumbs were both distorted by huge calluses. Switched to Momo wheel, then DFP and now real happy with my G25 and 28" monitor.

I tried rFactor a bit - but my time is limited .... I want to spend the time I have actually on the track rather than fusing with mods/addons etc. I'ver recently tried the nKPro demo and may check it out some more (I know you guys have a server).

I did do some OL races on the CTRA servers a year or so ago but have not done much OL racing at all - so I feel like a real noob. I do realize that "racing" is a whole lot more than hotlapping and hope to learn without causing too much mayhem around me :woot2: I've mostly been driving the lower hp cars - but I've started spending some time with the bigger beasts. The RWD cars are a handfull for me :blink:

IRL - I'm a 59 year old semi-retired father of 2 teenage boys. Interesting reading the family stories of a couple of you guys. Mine is quite different. My wife and I were married for 20 years before we had kids. There is something to having kids early so you have some time left after the kids leave the nest. But those 20 years with my wife BK (before kids) were an adventure not possible with the responsibilities/attention that kids require. Unfortunately my wife passed away about 3 years ago. To you young whippersnappers with a wife and young kids - might I just say - put them first in your heart...then the yours/mine won't matter so much. "Il faut cultiver votre jardin." But then, I'm still as ever a hopeless romantic :ohmy:

Living in the eastern US, the peak DMR server times are not the best for me. Especially with the coming start of baseball/softball season (the boys are both varsity players and I play softball with the young blokes still). See you guys on the track as often as I can make it :byebye:

delankster · February 12, 2009, 06:21:00 PM

welcome easyed

obsolum · February 12, 2009, 06:32:44 PM

Welcome to the forums Easyed. Sorry to hear your wife passed away. I hope I never have to experience such a loss.

Doorman · February 12, 2009, 06:58:03 PM

A very nice introduction.

The age thing troubles me a bit though. :eyebrow: We don't take kindly to youngsters in there here parts! :lmfao:
Welcome Ed.

Lameduck · February 12, 2009, 07:08:23 PM

Quote from: Doorman;263392The age thing troubles me a bit though. :eyebrow: We don't take kindly to youngsters in there here parts! :lmfao:
Welcome Ed.

:withstupid: Welcome Ed, good to race with you :boxing:

obsolum · February 12, 2009, 07:37:12 PM

Quote from: Doorman;263392The age thing troubles me a bit though. :eyebrow: We don't take kindly to youngsters in there here parts! :lmfao:

:roflmao:

OldBloke · February 12, 2009, 07:37:34 PM

Welcome and thanks for making your first post a proper good 'un :thumb:

vobler · February 12, 2009, 09:45:03 PM

Welcome easyed, nice post.

Sadly, dMr racing is a bit fragmented lately. We have people in LFS, nKpro and iRacing these days.

Anyway, hope to see you on track some day.

easyed · February 12, 2009, 10:37:06 PM

Quote from: Doorman;263392The age thing troubles me a bit though. :eyebrow: We don't take kindly to youngsters in there here parts! :lmfao:
Welcome Ed.

Ain't dead yet anyways :boxing:

Thanks for the welcome guys.

Fun hour today at Blackwood - I'm hooked

Great fun hanging onto DeeSlider for 20 laps only to have it spoiled by a crackup just in front of him in the tight chicane. I was blind to it coming thru the chicane, DeeSlider slowed properly and I just didn't see it coming - and ended up punting him to the side. Glad you weren't disabled mate - and glad you managed to get your place back ahead of me by the end of the race.

Dee_Slider · February 13, 2009, 12:42:09 AM

Welcome easyed, nice post.

A good nights racing too, stayed in my mirrors for 20 mins, couldnt shake you off.

Dont worry about our 'bump' it all happened a bit quick. And i did make a good recovery

Itchy · February 13, 2009, 06:22:27 PM

Greetings Easyed. Welcome to dMr, you'll love it here. A great bunch of guys, and fast, fair racers to boot. You won't regret joining. Hope to see you on track soon.

Jamin · February 13, 2009, 08:25:14 PM

Heyas Easyed

Romus · February 13, 2009, 08:45:07 PM

Hi Easyed. Nice post.

Tubbz · February 14, 2009, 05:26:34 PM

Hello all i would like to introduce myself im Tubbz 37 yr old married father of 2

I have been playing on your server of and on for a while now I Sometimes have to travel for work . I am Union electrician here in Detroit Michigan U.S.A and economy isnt that good right now. But F1 is my first love but love all types of racing i said hello on the main forum but this is where ill probably hang for the rest of my days . Looking forward to meeting you and see yah soon

Tubbz

obsolum · February 14, 2009, 05:33:38 PM

Quote from: Tubbz;263857Hello all i would like to introduce myself im Tubbz 37 yr old married father of 2

I have been playing on your server of and on for a while now I Sometimes have to travel for work . I am Union electrician here in Detroit Michigan U.S.A and economy isnt that good right now. But F1 is my first love but love all types of racing i said hello on the main forum but this is where ill probably hang for the rest of my days . Looking forward to meeting you and see yah soon

Tubbz

Welcome Tubbz! What game is it that you play? LFS or nkPro?

EDIT: nevermind, read your other posts